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COLUMBIA. S. C.
Tuesday Morning, May 14, 1872.
Brightening Prospect (or th* South.
It is comforting to know that whatever
may be the reanlt of the approaching
Presidential campaign; whatever shape
the present confused political mass may
assume; whether Greeley, or Qrant, or
somebody else, be tho next President,
tho attitude of the General Government
towards the South will be ohanged to
siro of more or IOBR justice and concilia?
tion. There are many complaints against
Grant's administration, many errors and
.' abuses, whioh loudly call for rectification
and relief; His shameless use of the
power and* patronage of hiB high office
to advanee the private fortunes of his
relations, by appointing them to lucra?
tive positions, and for whioh, too, many
of' them were totally unfitted, the Cus?
tom House frauds in New York, the
Santo Domingo job, the miserable bun?
gle-whioh has been made in the diplo?
matic negotiations with England, in re?
gard to the Geneva arbitration, and the
undignified and mortifying position in
whioh this country has been placed. All
these things havo oombined to render
Grant and his administration unpopular,
and would, if Grant were a oivilian, and
had to depend upon his management of
the Government since 1868 to determine
bis claims for re-election, be iiuffioient to
ensure his defeat. But that which has
more than anything else aroused the
disaffection of the people of the North
towards the Administration, is the policy
et bate that has been pursued towards
the South, the high-handed unconstitu?
tional measures that have been adopted,
the trampling upon the saored rights of
the States, and upon the personal liber?
ties of the people in the unlawful sus?
pension of the writ of habeas corpus. If
all this had onded well, it might have
been winked at and allowed to pas*.
If the usurpations of Congress and
the despotic acts of President Grant had
been exorcised in the interests of good
government and to the advancement of
the material welfare of the oppressed
section, tho unwarrantable means need
would probably have been exoused on
account of the good ends which were
effeoted. But when, after all, it is made
manifest that reconstruction is a failure;
when all the power of tho General Go?
vern ment has been used to sustain the
most corrupt and worthless State officials
that ever cursed any country, and who
oonld never have scoured their oppor?
tunities of fraud and plunder bnt for the
sympathy and direot aid of tho central
power at Washington; when, after all
the violations of the Constitution, and
the extraordinary and oppressive Acts of
Congress, there resulted nothing but
mis-government, publia thefts, financial
ruin and industrial prostration at the
South-the people of the North, as tho
truth becomes known to them, torn in
horror and indignation from the wreck
that has been wrought, and demand an
immediate change in the policy of tbe
Government. The key-note of the Libe?
ral movement has been the wretched and
alarming condition into which Radical
leoonstruotion has placed the South, and
its looks to reconciliation to bring relief,
It was this feeling that created the
"ground swell" which gave such a mighty
impulse to the Cincinnati Convontiou.
It is the perception of this feeling, the
recognition of this spirit of friendship
and sympathy for our suffering people,
which has brought forth such a hearty
responso from the South in favot ol
Greeley and Brown. Aguin, at the
North, tho grateful acknowledgments
which wo havo made of the kindly inten?
tions-expressed for us at Cincinnati, both
rn the platform and in the candidates,
has re-acted upon tho people there, and
boneo we see the rapid progress whioh
Greeley and Brown are making in public
esteem.
The leaders of the Grant faction have
began, too, to note the drift of public
sentiment, and are beginning already tc
show signs of shifting their course ac?
cordingly.
The New York Times, whioh has beer
the bittereit Radical organ in the Union,
now lays olaim to being the first papei
that demanded amnesty, and says foi
General Giant that ho has only beet
carrying out the policy of Congress, ai
hm promised' todo, and would, doubtless,
continue to- carry ont that policy "if i
became more generous to the South.'
We have no doubt that he will, ant
therefore we say that even should Gran
be re-elected there is a prospect of bette
things for the South. Still weoanno
forget to whom the credit is duo for th i
change of taotios on the part of - th<
Granites. It lt the bold stand that ha
been taken by Soharz, Greeloy am
Gratz Brown against tho "policy o
bate," and the responsive ohord whiol
they have awakened in the hearts of th
people, tbat has opened the eyes of on
enemies and caused them to tack their
sails moro to the popular breeze.
A COMET SENSATION.-It may not be
generally known that some scientific
men have predicted, and stick to the
prediction, that a comet will strike the
earth next August and play the mischief
with the Cincinnati and all the other
nominations that may be made. Some
of the European astronomers say that
they have seen the unwelcome visitor,
and that it is of "extraordinary size and
truly fearful." On the other baud,
Professor Donatis, of the Boyal Ob?
servatory, of Florence, Italy, denies
that thorn is any comet whatever in
sight just now, much less one that is
rushing upon the earth with terrible
velocity, an assurance which will quiet
nervous people. He declares, however,
that there is a oomet named Biela,
whioh, if on time, ooght to make its
appearance in August; but there is no
danger whatever that it will interfere
with the ooming campaign.
A CLERGYMEN'S INSURANCE LEAGUE.
In accordance with a resolution adopted
at a preliminary meeting last Thursday,
a general meeting of laymen of the Pro?
testant Episcopal Church was held in
St. Philip's Church, Charleston, on Sa?
turday afternoon, immediately after the
adjournment of the Diocesan Conven?
tion, and an association was organized,
which will have for its object the secur?
ing of a sum of money for the family of
any clergyman of the State who may die
whilo canonically connected with the dio?
cese. Articles of agreemout and a con?
stitution were adopted, thus formally
organizing "the Brotherhood of tho
Protestant Episcopal Church in the Dio?
cese of South Carolina;" and ibo follow?
ing officers were elected in conformity
with the constitution: John Hanckel,
President; A. H. Hayden, vice-Presi?
dent; W. C. Courtney, Secretary; Evan
Edwards, Treasurer. Advisory Board
J. B. Kershaw, Camden; W. H. Parker,
Abbeville; Thomas Frost, Charleston; B.
W. Shand, Union; G. Lamb Buist,
Charleston.
COTTON.-The value of the raw ootton
consumed in England during the calen?
dar year 1871 was $197,549.120. The
amount was 3,495,000 bales. When
this ootton was manufactured, its value
had inoreased to $493,476,880. In tho
hands of the manufacturer, therefore, a
value of 3296,917,960, or about 150 per
cent., was added. A cotton crop, such
as the South produoed in 1870, (say
4,200,000 bales,) was worth in England
3235,200,000. After it had passed
through tho hands of manufacturers,
3367,000,000 was added to its value, and
the goods sold for 3592,200,000. The
1,000,000 bales which tho North con?
sumed, owing to the tariff, WAS increased
in value fully $180,000,000, or perhaps
more. The whole ootton crop of the
South, in tho year 1870, when made into
goods, was sold for something like
3700,000,000. If, then, manufactories
were establisbod in the cotton-growing
States to manufacture the entire crop,
our exports would bo larger than the
total exports from the United States at
present. In other words, they would be
worth about thirty dollars to every man,
woman and child in the South, over and
ab ivo the value of the raw material itself.
* <m ???
The Trustees of the Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary are in daily ses?
sion in Baleigb, N. C., discussing the
question of removing the seminary from
Greenville, S. O. There are several pro?
positions before them: Kentucky offer?
3300,000 on oondition that it is removed
to that State, and Louisville and Bussel
villo are competing for it; Tennessee
offers 3100,000 from tho State at large,
and all that can be raised at any location
in tho State to whioh the seminary may
bo removed under this proposition;
Memphis offers 3200,000; Nashville
360,000, and the buildings of the State
University; and Chattanooga 3150,000,
which has been actually put into good
hands. Atlanta is also competiog, but
her proposition is not yot in form.
SUDDEN DEATH.-On Saturday after?
noon, a little after 5 o'clock, Mr. Theo?
dore D. Clancy, of the firm of T. D. Clan?
cy & Go., Ship Chandlers, East Bay, died
very suddenly at his store. He was
titting in a ohair when a severo spell of
coughing came npon him, oauting a
violent hemorrhage, from whioh he soon
expired. When he waa taken, friends
ran to bit assistance, and physicians
were called io, bat nothing could be
done to avert the result whioh followed
the attack.-Charleston Courier.
CRUEII DEATH.-The body of an un?
known colored ohild, about a year old,
was picked np off Bennett's Mill on Sa?
turday, in a horribly mutilated state.
An inquest was held, and the verdict of
the jury was "murder."
. {Charleston Courier.
A Chinaman in California, who was
Unable to speak a word of English, was
accused of receiving stolen goads and
was hung up to make him confess from
whom he obtained thom, has been made
permanently insane by tho outrage.
The first blackberries of tho season
made their appearance in Charleston
Saturday.
THE EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.-The
Convention mot pursuant to adjourn?
ment.
Tue Committee on Constitution and
Canons reported a proposed revised
constitution, canons, roles of order, Sec.,
and moved that they be printed in the
journal for consideration nt the next
Convention, which was agreed to. Hov.
Mr. McCollough moved that, inasmuch
as the action of two successive Conven?
tions is requirod to change the constitu?
tion, the proposed alterations be passed
upon now. These wore taken up, and
all agreed to, except one, requiring
deputies to B0c n rent io 3 to be communi?
cants. The vote upon this .was taken
by orders, and was laid on the table.
The Committee on Finance presented
an amended report, which was adopted.
It assesses each Parish a sum equivalent
tu fifteen cents for each communicant,
to be paid by July 1, to defray expenses
of the General Convention. The same
committee also reported "That they
have, 86 instructed by r?solution of last
Convention, inquired into tho practica?
bility of establishing a Diocesan Society
for insuring the lives of the clergy of
the Diocese, believing the object hud in
view not only practicable but highly de?
sirable, they recommended that such an
association be formed, and appeal to the
churchmen of the Diocese to give it
their hearty support.
The Committee on an Episcopal Resi?
dence was continued, to report to tho
next Convention.
Rev. F, Brnoe Davis moved that tho
Treasurer of tho Board of Missions pro?
curo 500 missionary boxes and distribute
the same among tho parishes, to ho used
by tho clergy in collecting offerings in
behalf ol Dioocsan Missions, which
offerings shall be transmitted quarterly
to the Treasurer of the Board of Mis?
sions, orto the Bishop of the Diocese.
Motion agreed to.
Mr. Henry E. Young moved to post
pono the proposed canon "of vestry aud
wardens," with all amendments and sub?
stitutes therefor, to the next Convention,
wbioh was agreed to.
On motion of Rev. P. F. Stevens,
Resolved, That this Convention sadly
but heartily respond to the sentiments
expressed in the Bishop's address, in re?
gard to our heavy loss in tho death of
the Right Rev. Thomas F. Davis, our
late Iiishop, and that we do hereby adopt,
as our expressions of feeling, the resolu?
tions of our Standing Committee. That
a Committee of clergy and laity be ap?
pointed to unite with the Memorial Asso?
ciation of Grace Church, Camden, to
erect at that church a suitable monu?
ment to bis beloved memory.
On motion of Kn v. J. D. McCollough,
it was
Resolved, That the Secretury be au?
thorized to record in the journals the
names of tbe clergy who have died dur?
ing any year.
Meetings of ihe Board of Missions
wore appointed to be held during tho
year at Aiken and Greenville.
On motion of Mr. James Davis, Grace
Church, Camden, was appointed for the
meeting of the next Convention.
Thc Treasurer presented account ol
receipts from mite chests, amounting to
8298.18.
Tho Convention adjourned sine die.
[Charleston Courier, 13//*.
THE LUTUEKAN GENERAL STOOD.-The
paper on systematic beneficence, pre?
sented by Rev. J. D. Shirey, was refer?
red to a special committee.
The report of Messrs. Duffie ?? Chap?
man, publishers, was referred to a spe?
cial committee.
A paper wns presented by the chair?
man of tho delegation of tho South Caro?
lina Synod, earnestly affirming thal
Synod's undiminished confidence in thc
Lutheranism and efficiency of this body,
and expressing tho conviction that itt
perpetuation is a necessity, ?c. Tin
paper was, on motton, ordered to be re
ceived and put on record.
Rev. W. Berley, on behalf oi UH
South Carolina delegation, submitted
certain propositions looking to tho col
lection of funds for the support of i
theological professor, which, on motion
were received and commended to thc
favorable consideration of thc othei
delegates.
It was resolved that when tho Synoi
finally adjourns, it should adjourn tc
meet at Salem, Roanoke County, Va.
on tho Thursday preceding tho fonrtl
Sunday in May, und that, until furtbe:
ordered, tba conventions of the body b<
annual instead of biennial.
Tho Special Committee, to whom tin
paper ou systematto beneficence was ro
ferrod, reported. Rev. D. M. Gilbert
with a few suitable words introductor
to it, submitted the following:
Resolved, That we, as a General Sy
nod, gratefully acknowledge the kine
providence' of God in affording us Un
very great pleasure of having the pre
senoe and encouragement of our venera
ble and distinguished friend and lathe
in God, Rev. J. Baohman, D. D., LL.D.
at this convention, and vie fervently
implore apon him in his age and infirma
ties Ueavon's kindest benedictions.
[Cliarleslon Courier, 13th.
WHAT A SOTJTHHBN LOYALIST SAW.
The experiences of "Southern loyalists'
are among the most remarkable pheno
mena of these latter days. One now ii
New York heard the Greeley guns th
other day, and straightway oommani
oated his impression to a Grant memhe
of Congress thus: "My mind carried m
bartk to the years of 1861-'62, when
saw better men than Mr. Greeley hanged
shot, starved, whipped and brandel
with a red-hot iron on the naked hip fo
refusing to fight against the Governmen
of the United States, all of which wa
done by order of Jefferson Davis.
This was intended ns a shot at Greeley
who wont on Mr. Davis* bond, aud ma
be considered a fair specimen of tho lie
that are to bo used by the Graut mc
against anybody who may dnro to b(
como a candidate in opposition to the;
master.
DEPUTY MARSH AL HENDRICKS IN LIM?
BO.-A correspondent of the Charleston
Courier writes as follows from Atlanta,
Ga., May ll:
Deputy Marshal Hendricks, unfortu?
nately for his comfort, returned to this
oity upon nnothor kidnapping expedi?
tion a few days since, and arrested Tho?
mas Hancock, a young man formerly of
Spartanburg County, who left that Coun?
ty some six months since, and for the
last fonr months has been a clerk hero
for Messrs. Ki ser & Co. Tho warrant
under which ho arrest ed this yoong man
was drawn against Wesley Scott and
Joshua Shears, whose names were
sorutched out and Hancock's name in?
terlined. It was brought out in the evi?
dence that Hendricks und Norris stated,
after tho arrest, to Hancock, that ho
would not have arrested him if Scott
had not got away. Col. li. A. Alston,
known familiarly about Charleston as
"Hob," was called in us counsel for Han?
cock, in connection with General Car?
lington, who is familiar with tho hand?
writing of Daniel Horlbeck, United
States District Clerk of South Carolina.
He pronounced the signature to tho
bench warrant a forgery, aud not Mr.
Horlbeck's writing, when a telegram was
sent him to Charleston. Mr. Horlbeck
promptly answered that uo warrant bad
been issued from that court against Tho?
mas Hancock. Iustautly u warrant was
issued for Hendricks, who wus arrested
for false imprisonment und kidnapping.
An investigation was held this afternoon,
which has been continued until next
Thursday, in order that evidence may
be obtained from Charleston convicting
bim of forgery. General darlington's
denunciation of the Government, both
Federal and State, in South Carolina,
was a grand effort, which made oven
Hendricks wince. Hendricks gave bail,
his security being a United States Mar?
shal. This kidnapping official, if he
succeeds in getting clear, which is very
doubtful, will probably not 6ail in this
direction again, but hunt a moro conge?
nial clime. This is bis third expedition
into Georgia, and it will probably bc bis
last.
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TUB MASSES OF THE DEMOCRACY FOR
GREELEY AND BROWN.-A New York let?
ter of the Oth instant, to tho Baltimore
Sun, says:
The assembling of tho Democratic
Conservative National Committee in this
city, yesterday, brought with it quito a
number of the leading representative
men from all parts of the country, and,
consequently, created a most decided in?
terest in the Presidential question among
all classes-citizens and visitors. Of
course, every shade of opinion was ex?
pressed at the hotels and other places of
1 public resort, and it was conceded by all
j that the future of the country, for weal
or woe, would depend almost exclusively
upon the notion of the Democratic Con?
servative Convention, now determined to
be held in your city on July 0, next.
Whilst many of the extreme Demo?
crats still entertain a hops that an op?
portunity may be presented for the no?
mination and election of a straight-out
Democratic national ticket, yet even they
admit that an extraordinary develop?
ment of sentiment in the ranks of the
Democracy itself hus taken placo, aud is
still rapidly growing, in favor of tho
platform and candidates of the Cincin?
nati Liberal Republican Convention.
\ The interchange o' opinion cf a majority
of Democrats now here from other sec?
tions of tho country iudicates very
clearly that tho mass of the people com?
posing (be Democratic Conservative
party accept the platform and candidates
of tho Cincinnati Convention as the only
true and proper solution of our national
political troubles; and so decided and
outspoken is this feeling, more especially
in tho Southern and South-western
States, that, added to the large Liberal
Republican vote already existing in those
States, it is apparent that the running of
a Radical, a Liberal Rcpublioan, and a
third and straight-out Democratic ticket
would result in tho success of tho Radi?
cal administration party in nearly all, if
not all, of those States.
An active supporter of the nominees
of the Cincinnati Convention has boen
canvassing among prominent Democrats
in Washington to find out the probabili?
ty of its endorsement by tho Democratic
National Convention. Tho Hon. James
i Brooks, of New York, who has been au
active participant in the politics of the
country for moro than thirty years, and
has a coolness of judgment that entitles
his opinions to great respect, saya that in
bis opinion; Mr. Greeley will receive in
tho Democratic National Convention
three-fourths of tho Now England dele?
gates, all of Now York, the greater part
of New Jersey and Pennsylvania, several
delegates from Ohio and Indiana, all of
Illinois and Michigan, a part of Wiscon?
sin, all of Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska,
Oregon, California, Kentucky and Ten?
nessee, and all the South, except a por?
tion of Georgia, making more than three
fourths of the Convention. He expeots
Horace to be warmly opposed by dele?
gates from Ohio, Indiana and Georgia,
bot by gentlemen whose views are gene?
rally extreme. There may be, he thinks,
a rupture in tho Convention, but its in?
fluence will only strengthen Mr. Greeley
among the Republicans.
SUDDEN DEATH.-Last Friday after?
noon, at 4 o'olook, Dr. John M. Miller
died of hemorrhage of the lungs, at his
father's house in Beech Island. He had
been out in the Holds and had just re?
turned to the house when the hemor?
rhage came on. Ho died in about ten
minutes.
Herrings and shad are so plentiful in
tho rivers in North Carolina that the
former aro soiling for Si.50 per 1,000,
and the finest shad at from 10 to 25
coots oach. In n soi no, at the m JU th of
the Chowan, 300,000 herring wore re?
cently caught at a single sweep.
Tho Webster place in Marsh Tied
(Mass.) is advertised to be sold at auc?
tion for non-payment of luxe?.
TJooal Items.
<?>
. Cm MATTERS.-The price of Bingle
oopies of the PHOENIX is five cents.
Col. I. G. McKissick arrived in Co?
lumbio, Sunday morning, on his return
from Washington.
James M. Swank, Esq., Chief Clerk
of the Department of Agriculture, Wash?
ington, will aooept our thanks for a copy
of the monthly report of the Depart?
ment of Agriculture, for March and
April, 1872.
Tho sale of city of Colombia bonds
comes off to-morrow. Look out, capital?
ists.
The Messrs. Agnew-father and son
are tho "stand-by" of the heads of fami?
lies. They keep everything in the pro?
vision lino-for man and beast. And a
thriving trade they drive, too-requiring
two stores.
There was another largo turn-out of
citizens at tho garrison grounds, yester?
day, to linton to tho oxccllont music by
Mr. Buchar's band, and witness the
movements of the soldiers. The follow?
ing is tho programme for this afternoon:
Brigade Quickstep, by Mask?.
Overture, Dame De Blanche, by Boul
dien.
Flying Trapeze Waltzes, by F. Miller.
Prayer Andante, by Balfe.
Heart and Hand Galop, by W. Lewis.
Drs. A. N. Talley and R. W. Gibbes
returned, yesterday, from Philadelphia,
where they have been as delegates from
this State to tho Medical Convention,
lately held iu the Quaker City.
Tbe May number of Die Modentcelt
an illustrated magazino for fashions and
fancy work-is to hand. Each number
contains hundreds of wood cuts, with
descriptive matter; besides paper pat?
terns. S. T. Taylor, 81G Broadway,
New York, is the American publisher.
Messrs. L?rick & Lowrance have a
fine lot of Timothy hay, which they
offer very low.
The Methodist Church, corner of
Washington and Marion streets, is being
pushed forward rapidly by the contract?
or, Clark Waring, Esq. When com?
pleted it will bo an ornament to the city,
as well as a monument to the skill ol
the architects, Messrs. Parkins & Allen.
Mr. R. Wearn's new building on Main
street, near Plain, will complete the
gap on that square-making the first
complete block on oar principal tho?
roughfare.
A majority of tho State Financial
Board aro reported to bo on their way tc
New York. What's in the wind?
At the annual meeting of the corpora
tion of tho First Presbyterian Church;
held May 13, tho following officers wen
elected to serve for the ensuing year
Henry Moller, President; W. J. Duffie
Secrotary end Treasurer; F. W. Wing
A. G. Brenizer, Jos. A. Hendrix, Geo
Symmcrs, W. A. Clark, Temporal Com
mittee.
A man calling himself M. R. Keon, ii
traveling through the Sooth, (and is nov
in Columbia,) who claims to be traveling,
agent of the Celtic Weekly, of New York
But that paper denounce? him as i
swindler, and says: "We have takei
measures to pat a period to his fraadu
lent career, but in the meantime le
parties bo on their guard against him.'
Tho apparatus of the Pheonix Hool
and Ladder Company was beautifully
decorated, yesterday, through respeot tc
the memory of a deceased member
Mr. John Weinholtz, a native of Ger
many, who, at tho early age of twenty
departed this life, after au illness of si:
days. Tho poor fellow received ever
attention from the family of Mr. T. M
Pollock, (with whom ho had boen om
ployed for moro than a year.) Ho wa
an honest man, and leaves many friend
to mourn his sadden death.
The attention of the Engineer o
Water Works is called to the leaky con
ditioa of tho hydrant at the oorner o
Richardson and Taylor streets.
We are pleased to state that Mrs
Darling, who was so severely injured 01
Friday last, by being thrown from !
baggy, is improving, and was rory oom
fortable, yesterday-notwithstanding i
broken collar bene.
Thursday, May 30, is designated b;
General Barnside, Commander-in-Chie
of the Grand Army of the Republic, a
"decoration day" for the Federal dead.
CounT OF GENERAL, SESSIONS-Mon
DAT, May 13.-The Court met at 10 ?
M., Judge Melton presiding.
The oase of Thomas H. Kilpatrick
oharged with murder, was oontinnod ar
til to-morrow morning.
Charles Bolton, (colored,) cow stealing
J. T. Sloan, Jr., and A. Crawford, Jr,
for defence. Mr. Barnwell for the Stat?
Verdict guilty.
John Harris, (colored,) grand larconj
Mr. Barnwell for the State. Mr. E. f
Arthur for defence. Verdiot guilty.
Thomas Calvin and Petor Lockwoot
larceny. Continued.
John Smith, assault with intent to kil
Continued.
Tho Court adjourned until to-morrov
at 10 A. M.
SUPREME CO ?BT, MONDAY, May 13.
The Court met at 10 A. M. Preeent
Associate Justices Willard and Wright.
The Fourth Circuit was called, aud
the following cases continued:
The State vs. John MoCnlla. Two
oases continued.
The Court adjourned until to morrow,
at 10 A.'M.
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONEB'S COUBT,
May 13.-The Uuited States vs. Antony
Mark, charged with a violation of the
Enforcement Act. By order of the Cir?
cuit Court, Commissioner Boozer grant?
ed him bail in the sum of 310,000, to
answer to the charges of the Circuit
Court, to be held in Columbia, in Au?
gust next.
LIST OP NEW ADVEBTISEMENIB.
Avoid Being Exposed.
E. Hope- Native Wines.
Meeting Y. M. C. A.
Meeting True Brotherhood Lodge.
Dr. Tutt's Pills.
WHAT GAS SHOULD COST.-Tbe Cin?
cinnati hospital, for the year ending
March 1, 1871, paid the gas company of
that oity $2,900 for gas consumed. In
the following July, the hospital con?
structed gaB works of its own at a cost
of $2.000. It has since then been burn?
ing gus of its own manufacture. The
result is that by this process it will pay
for its gas works and gas in one year
with less money than the gas alone cost
tho company for the same period. Every
bushel of coal used is weighed, and
every other expense for material is taken
carefully into account in making this es?
timate. Fifty-seven cents per 1,000 feet
is the present cost of the gas to the hos?
pital. This is with coal at twelve cents
per bushel of seventy-two pounds. The
estimate does sot include anything for
extra labor, because it involves no ex?
pense on that score, as the duty of at?
tending to the retorts bas been added to
the dnties of the fireman who has charge
of tho heating apparatus. It includes
the oost of coat for heating the retorts,
and does not deduct the value of the
coke and the residium. It is found that
one pound of Pittsburgh or Eanawha
coal will make four oubio feet of gas.
No matter what examples we cite or
what experience we consult, the same
result is reached continually and the
same conviction follows.
CHARACTERISTIC.-Mr. E. V. Smalley,
the able and well-known correspondent
of the New York Tribune, who has for
a series of years occupied the position as
clerk to the House Committee on Milita?
ry Affairs, was notified a day or two
since that he mnst resign, or be resigned
to dismissal, because it was not deemed
proper that "an em ploy eo of the enemy
(the Tribune) should hold any position
nuder or receive any emolument from,
the Administration." Mr. S., conse?
quently, wrote a valedictory to the com?
mittee, and gracefully retired to his seat
in the reporters' gallery.
A storm on Lake Winnebago recently
drove a vast mass of ice, twenty-five
miles long, twelve miles wide and three
feet thick, ashore with such force that
trees two feet thick were uprooted and
large rooks carried rods from the lake.
The ice was piled up forty feet high in
many places.
A San Francisco woman has been ar?
rested for attempting to erase from the
tombstone of her ohild that portion of
the child's name which it took from her
first (divorced) husband. Her design
was to substitute the name of her pre?
sent hnsband. The divorced husband
caused her arrest.
Forging the sword into the plowshare
is changed to moulding the cannon into
church bells in Germany. The Prus?
sians are melting large numbers of the
captured cannon and making bells for
the various cathedrals of the large cities.
An elegant Episcopal Churoh has been
erected in Frankfort, Ky., by Mrs.
Emily D. Tubman, of Augusta, Ga |
DUTCHKB'S LIGHTNING FLY-KXJLII?B
sweeps them off and clears the house
speedily. Try it. Sold by dealers "every?
where. A30:ffi2m
BRONCHITIS.-This ia an irritation or inflam?
mation of tho bronchial tubes, which carry
tho air we breathe into the lungs. It arises
from a cold settled in the throat, from Ca?
tarrh extending to these parts, from Scrofu?
lous affections, and from severe nee of the
voioo. The irritation from this latter cause
commences in the larynx and glottis, which
are the organs of the voice, and, extending
downwards, produces hoarseness, ooughing
and spitting mucuons matter, sometimes
mixed with blood. It is chiefly dangerous
from its tendency to spread into the lungs,
and terminate in consumption. It is in the
oure of Bovore and obstinate casos of this dis?
ease that Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis?
covery has achieved unparalleled snoooss, and
won the loudest praise from all who have used
it. It 1B sold by all respectable druggists.
THE HARVEST OF THE ll EAD.-When tho comb
acts as a rake, bringing away a roll of parted
fibres every time it passes through the hair,
baldness would soon be inevitable. But even
in this case, forlorn as it may seem, the mis?
chief can bo arrested, the loss repaired.
Lyon's Kathalron, aided by a brisk applica?
tion of the bruah to promote the absorption
of the fluid by the soalp, wiU atop the thin?
ning-out procesa in forty-eight hours. The
roots from whioh the dead filaments were shed
will soon be re-endowed with vitality, and a
new growth will speedily spring up on tho de?
nuded plaoea. Thia work of reproduction will
go on until the damage ia completely repaired,
and the luxuriant crop of hair thua produced
will never wither or fall out as long as th?
vitalising application is regularly continued.
May 9 _ *3
HOTEL ARRIVALS, May 13.-Nickerson
House-James B Muer, Kew York; Mrs L J
MoOorklndale, Brooklyn; Frank Howard,
Edgofiold: C A Darling, Charleston; D L
Turner, Edgofleld; Capt Farmin, Hamburg;
H J Munroe, New Orleans; T J Steere, W K
Kew, Knoxville; F D Bush, G A C B R.
Coi umina Hotel-0 Williman. J S Wetten?
dorff, Charleston: V Smith, N Y; J H Averill,
S G BR; H D Gilbort, N C; W E Applegate,
Ky; R Johnson, 8 R 8ralth, J W Buff, Md; W
O Graham, 8 E Co; F Droyfus, N Y; AP Pock,
N Foutes, 8 Fair, O H buber, E Scott, J F J
Caldwell, J M Baxter, Nowbcrry; T M Wilkes,
Spartaoburg; N Barnwell, city; R L Brown,
N C; J F O DuPro, Abbovillo; H L McGowan,
Laurens; J T Barnes, Andereon; J W Moore,
Augusta; W J Smith, Charleston.